Sphenomorphus buettikoferi

Sphenomorphus buettikoferi is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Borneo.

Sphenomorphus buettikoferi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Sphenomorphus
Species:
S. buettikoferi
Binomial name
Sphenomorphus buettikoferi
Synonyms[2]
  • Lygosoma Büttikoferi
    Lidth de Jeude, 1905
  • Sphenomorphus buttikoferi
    — Mittleman, 1952
  • Sphenomorphus buettikoferi
    — Das, 2004

Etymology

The specific name, buettikoferi, is in honor of Swiss zoologist Johann Büttikofer.[3]

Geographic range

On the island of Borneo, S. buettikoferi is found in Kalimantan and Sarawak.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. buettikoferi is forest.[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of S. buettikoferi is unknown.[2]

References
  1. Iskandar, D.; McGuire, J. (2018). "Sphenomorphus buettikoferi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104770571A104853700. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104770571A104853700.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Sphenomorphus buettikoferi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphenomorphus buettikoferi, p. 44).

Further reading
  • Das I (2004). Lizards of Borneo: A Pocket Guide. Kota Kinabalu, Borneo: Natural History Publications. 89 pp. ISBN 978-9838120807. ("Sphenomorphus buettikoferi [sic]").
  • Lidth de Jeude TW (1905). "Zoological results of the Dutch Scientific Expedition to Central Borneo. — The Reptiles". Notes from the Leyden Museum 25: 187–202. ("Lygosoma Büttikoferi [sic]", new species, pp. 193–194).
  • Mittleman MB (1952). "A generic synopsis of the lizards of the subfamily Lygosominae". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 117 (17): 1–35. ("Sphenomorphus buttikoferi [sic]", new combination, p. 23).



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